- FREDERICK ANDREWS has for nearly forty years been associated
with the progress and
- growth of Beloit, and during that period has maintained an
enviable reputation for honor and principle. He was born in
Somersetshire, England, on the 17th day of June, 1818, and his
parents were John and Sophia (GULLEY) ANDREWS. Frederick was
reared to manhood in his native county, there receiving a common
school education, and as soon as he had attained sufficient age
learned the mason's trade with his father, who followed that
occupation throughout his entire life.
- On the 27th day of December, 1846, Mr. ANDREWS was joined
in wedlock with Miss Jane
- RUSSELL, at the parish of Axbridge, Somersetshire, by Rev.
George G. BEEDEN, the rector of the parish. For three years
the young couple resided in England, but at the expiration of
that time sailed for America. Their voyage completed, they landed
at New York, and from thence proceeded by steamer up the Hudson
to Albany, when they continued their journey by packet on the
canal to Buffalo, reaching Milwaukee, Wis., by a journey on the
Great Lakes. At that time not a railroad had been built in this
great commonwealth, and in order to reach their destination our
travelers procured teams which they drove from Milwaukee to Rock
County. There was a party of about fifteen persons making this
journey, consisting of John COX and family, Richard COX and family,
Roland COX, James CREDDELL, and our subject and his wife, all
of whom located in this county. After becoming a resident of
Beloit, the first work in which Mr. ANDREWS was engaged was the
erection of what is now known as BLODGETT's Mill, built for John
HACKETT, one of the early settlers of this community. On the
building of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad, he
made a contract with the company for the mason work from Beloit
to Burlington, Wis., but by exposure and hard labor his health
failed in 1860, and he had to abandon his chosen occupation.
Embarking in the grocery and restaurant business, he has since
continued in that line, having built up a fine trade, which he
well deserves. His adopted son, Edward A. DAY, is now a partner
in the business, and the firm is known as DAY & ANDREWS.
- In 1873 Mr. and Mrs. ANDREWS recrossed the ocean to their
native land, visiting the scenes of
- their childhood and traveling quite extensively over England.
These worthy people have no children of their own, but have
a son and daughter by adoption; the former, Edward A. DAY, is
mentioned above; and Lillie COX is now the wife of William DICKERSON,
a resident of Audubon County, Iowa. They have two children,
Ethel A. and Alta A. Mr. ANDREWS is politically an Independent,
voting not for the nominee of any certain party, but casting
his ballot for the man who he thinks will best fill the office.
Among the citizens of Rock County none are more highly respected
that Frederick ANDREWS and his wife, and no family holds a higher
social position. Mr. and Mrs. ANDREWS are members of the Episcopal
Church, in which they take an active interest.
-
- Taken from "The Portrait and Biographical Album of
Rock County, Wis." (c)1889, pp. 367-368.
-
- Courtesy of Carol
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